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Forums - Microsoft - Confirmed: Scalebound Cancelled

Kerotan on 09 January 2017
jason1637 said:
Omg my most hyped MS game canned. Ate you fucking kidding me MS. They need to have a better lineup this E3. Also PG fuck of they couldnt even reach deadlines there so incompetent. Terrible news bad for MS and PG. Im pissed.

I wouldn't be so harsh on platinum games.  Their ps4 console exclusive Nier is looking amazing and is due to release soon.  They've proven they can make games properly. 



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Kerotan on 09 January 2017
poklane said:
Shinobi saying Crackdown 3's development also isn't going too hot either, although not as bad as Scalebound's http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227956027&postcount=1952

Jesus.  shit is going down for sure.  I've no doubt this will come out eventually though. 



JGarret on 09 January 2017

Shinobi on GAF said: "Yea, heard it's been canned. Super rough development, milestones missed, payments stopped. Kamiya stressed as hell."

Looks like Platinum bit off more than they could chew.



LudicrousSpeed on 09 January 2017
Slade6alpha said:
Prediction, next game to be cancelled will be Crackdown 3

tbh, wouldn't be surprising in the slightest. Years in development and we've seen next to nothing.



Nuvendil on 09 January 2017
Paatar said:
Ck1x said:

Monolith would be the perfect developers for Nintendo to pair with Platinum Games in order to get this project on track. I think that's where they went wrong, is Platinum were making something so large outside of their comfort zone with no back up experience to turn to when things went off track. Microsoft seems like a company that's so hands off when they throw money at something and check on it later it's either amazing or a pile of mess and in shambles.

Platinum is more than qualified to develop this game. We don't know the specifics but if Platinum can make Bayonetta 2 as beautiful as they did on the Wii U, they can certainly do so for Scalebound on the X1. I don't think it's a matter of qualifications for this issue.

It's not an issue of fidelity, it's an issue of open world development.  There's plenty of devs that can create spectacular, say, shooters who would fall on their face if they tried to develop an open world game.  And if that's part of what is giving them trouble then yes, Monolith would be the perfect partner.  



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Valdath on 09 January 2017

Game looked like a mess anyway, slow and dull.


2.5 billions for minecraft.

Nothing for a bunch of homegrown new IPs.



Dgc1808 on 09 January 2017

I was having a hard time getting excited for this game but I wanted it to release and prove my doubts wrong.



4 ≈ One

SegataSanshiro on 09 January 2017

There goes the reason I wanted a XBO. Baffling to me this is the first console ever for me where I have no reason to buy it.



celador on 09 January 2017
poklane said:
Shinobi saying Crackdown 3's development also isn't going too hot either, although not as bad as Scalebound's http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=227956027&postcount=1952

That reminds me of all the talk about the cloud improving Xbox One games, with Crackdown 3 being the poster boy

Whatever happened to all that?



Dark_Feanor on 09 January 2017
shikamaru317 said:
MS, what are you even doing anymore? You can't seem to do anything right nowadays. For the love of God Satya, get rid of Phil and get somebody who knows what they're doing to run Xbox.

Keep throwing money into a project for years with no promisse of a finished product any time soon?

This was a Don Mattrick child and it took too long to mature and fight for survival.

For a financial point of view Microsoft is the biggest victim here.

Seeing on how others deals - Recore, Sunset Overdrive, Quantun Break -  turned out I don´t think Microsoft was putting unreasonable demands for a perfect game. But it is clear they wouldn´t be expecting insane sales. In fact from all those deals only Titanfall could be considered a blockbuster saler.